Living a Maintenance Life

Had some fun guests on the latest episode. What started as a "MOC" Maintenance Operations Center episode changed to a conversation with three fun to talk to pros. Raymond Araiza, Darren Hernandez, and Jacob Strohman share their perspective at the LAML lab and it was a really fun time. Enjoy.

Eric Sparks, Blake Pace, and Robert Rivas Garcia are recent Airman Leadership School graduates. This symbolizes the initial step towards becoming a supervisor of Air Force Airmen. After recording this episode it is apparent we are in good hands as they tackle the responsibilities of leading in this volatile world.

The past two months plus have been extremely busy but after a long hiatus here is a new episode. Don Bustamante and Kimoni Cush came by the lab to have a conversation. Take a quick thirty minutes and listen to these maintenance professionals share their story. As always it is my honor and an absolute pleasure to get to do what I do!

Over my career I have seen good people make bad choices. From these decisions come consequences which can break some people. These three Maintenance Professionals came into the lab to be open about poor choices that didn't break or define them. More so these mistakes revealed their strong character. Listen to how they explain how good leaders don't shy away from the work that needs to be done to hold people accountable, allow them to get back on track, and ultimately not give up on them. Enjoy

Special duties are difficult but can be rewarding especially if you want to try something new. It offers a different perspective for sure. Having served in two special duties I have seen my maintenance teammates go out there and kill it. I asked newly selected Chief, Val Andrade, as well as Kyle Wilson and Matthew Riley to swing by the lab and share their stories.

Welcome to the first episode of the final season of Living a Maintenance Life. Ronnie "Throwback" Woods came to the lab and we had a candid conversation. Kadena's own ZZ Command Chief offers a perspective that I believe most can relate to. From the west side of Chi-Town this genuine leader opens up about life, leadership, struggles, and successes along the way. Cheers to this professional who cares about maintenance and respects what we do. Enjoy.

Chandler Donaldson and Jason Fox stopped by the lab to have a conversation. These types of conversations are typical in maintenance, they go all over the place without rhyme or reason. These two shared insight into their lives and a host of other topics. This was a really fun podcast to do because it was completely freestyle. Enjoy

We hear a lot about diversity and change, Kristian Johnsen, Stephanie Roberts, and Mark Endriss Leque represent some of the major changes in society, culture, and the military in general. It was great having them share their stories on living a maintenance life. Veterans serve in all shapes, sizes, genders, races, creeds, religions and other labels so here is a shout out to those Veterans who are Living a Maintenance Life, no matter who you are or where you are from.

There are times when we Maintenance Pros get pulled from their original jobs to do something else. A ton of stigma usually follows these changes, but take it from DaSjohn Moses and Christian Lawhorn with these forks in the road come challenges and perspective. I had a really good time sitting down with these two self proclaimed nerds. Hope you enjoy.

Meet a the McCarthy family, Sean and Katie. They serve the Air Force in different roles that merge in the most critical of places...the flight line. This Maintenance Operations Officer and Aircraft Commander balance demanding careers while raising the newest McCarthy, baby Lily. Listen to their story and you may hear some similarities with your experiences. Enjoy